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Original Publication Date: September 17, 2009 Harvey G. Cox Jr. celebrates his retirement by exercising his right as the Hollis Research Professor of Divinity to graze his cows in Harvard Yard. A band of tubas dubbed “Udderly Tuba” played “Old McDonald” as they led Cox and the cow to the Divinity School.
Primal Scream 2
Students kick off finals period with Primal Scream in Harvard Yard by taking a lap around the night scene in various states of undress.
Primal Scream 1
Last night, students kicked off finals period with Primal Scream at Harvard Yard, taking a lap around the night scene in various states of undress. The crowd of nude joggers received support and cheers from numerous interested spectators and the Harvard Band
Peaches at Lampoon
Recording artist Peaches sings karaoke on Monday at The Harvard Lampoon, which made her an honorary member. She joins the ranks of recent Lampoon honorees Paris Hilton and Zach Braff.
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Kathleen French '13, boldly sings a rendition of "Stand Up" by Ludacris during a Karaoke event at the Lampoon hosted by Peaches. According to Peaches, "Kathrleen's got chutzpah!".
Editor's Picks 2009
Arts execs take a break from ranking Radiohead vs. Spoon to rank... whatever they feel like.
It’s baaaack! Harvard Porn Mag Hits the (Virtual) Newsstands
The long-anticipated time has come. Harvard’s very own porn rag, Diamond Magazine, has released its second—well first “official”—issue, a sample ...
Separation Anxiety? Never Fear! Or Maybe Do Fear...
Afraid that you’ll miss seeing your inbox fill each day with emails from dozens of disparate student organizations and house ...
OMG! A Meteor Shower!
Were you awake for the Leonid meteor shower this morning? Well, we were! At around 3 a.m., FlyBy dispatched a correspondent to witness what we'd heard would be "one of the biggest meteor shower events of our lifetimes." Find out what we saw, after the jump.
Pre-vets Chart Unique Career Path
The newly-revived Pre-Veterinary Society is still struggling to unite pre-vets as they navigate one of Harvard’s less established pre-professional routes.
Got Lice? Who cares!
Lice. Those nasty, hard to kill, infectious little creatures haunted your elementary school days. The memory alone must be making you genuflect for a match book to burn those suckers. Well, you might want to calm down. Richard J. Pollack, a research associate with the Harvard School of Public Health, says that head lice (Pediculus capitis) just aren't that big of a deal. And your elementary school principal, well he is probably among the ranks of school administrators nation-wide who overreact about these harmless creatures. FlyBy picked his brain yesterday (pun intended) about this bold assertion. Pollack estimated that on average there is one child absent from school from every elementary school in the country everyday due to the diagnosis or misdiagnosis of head lice. "Oh and I think that's conservative," he said. Pollack, who said he and his colleagues have screened over 10,000 school-children, characterized most of what people hear about the creatures, which live in the human head, as bunk. “As far as I can tell head lice does not impart any advantage to a child. There might be who knows," Pollack said (emphasis added). While he conceded it is "wild speculation" to suggest the head lice may be beneficial, he strongly emphasized the absence of any demonstrated health risks associated with head lice. So call up your teacher who embarrassed you in front of your 3rd grade class and tell him how wrong he was. Follow the jump to find out the facts surrounding head lice and to learn more about them than you ever expected to find interesting.
